Deployment Guide

Next steps

Install or enable MPIO on the host servers.

NOTE: For the latest best practices, see the Dell Storage Center Best Practices document on the Dell TechCenter site

(http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/).

Labeling the Front-End Cables

Label the front-end cables to indicate the storage controller and port to which they are connected.

Prerequisites

Locate the pre-made front-end cable labels that shipped with the storage system.

About this task

Apply cable labels to both ends of each cable that connects a storage controller to a front-end fabric or network, or directly to host

servers.

Steps

1. Starting with the top edge of the label, attach the label to the cable near the connector.

Figure 40. Attach Label to Cable

2. Wrap the label around the cable until it fully encircles the cable. The bottom of each label is clear so that it does not obscure the text.

Figure 41. Wrap Label Around Cable

3. Apply a matching label to the other end of the cable.

Connect the Front-End Cabling